Located 13kms. from Visakhapatnam is an ideal tourist destination, Rishikonda, a thickly covered hill. The lovely rishikonda beach here with golden sands and vast stretch of water is the best beach in Vizag. It is an ideal destination for water sports enthusiast and one can enjoy water skiing, sunbathing, wind surfing and swimming. The tourist complex here is well equipped with a tourist lodge, individual rental cottages, a restaurant and other amenities. The 14th century Sri Sapta Rusheswara Temple surrounded by seven hills is located in Rishikonda.